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Killer Condom

Synopsis

The rubber that rubs you out!

The plot takes place in New York, and in the present. In a Hotel called "Quicky" a professor blackmails a student of his into having sex with him. But when the professor puts on a condom, the carnivorous condom bites off his penis and disappears. Detective Mackaroni who gets the case thinks that the college girl just bit off her teacher's penis! Mackaroni goes to the motel himself to check out the crime scene, in the lobby he finds a gigolo named Bill and he asks him to follow him to crime room, there the two men attempt to have sex when they are suddenly interrupted by the attack of a killer condom.

Funny, inclusive, sex-positive horror-comedy based on a comic-book by a queer German cartoonist Some excellent gags, lots of positive messaging, even a touching little love-story in the final seconds before the fade-out.

I saw Jorg Buttgereit's name in the credits, so I knew I was going to like this - it isn't impeccable cinema, and it's not anything beyond a decent comedy-horror exploitation flick, however the comments claiming that this fits into the 'so-bad-it's-good' or 'B-movie' categories are completely wrong due to certifiably great cinematography (post-war German filmmaking may be some of the best there is overall). If you're looking for an enjoyable way to spend a couple hours with some fascinating directorial choices and great framing, Killer Condom isn't going to feel like a waste of time.

There's also some great jokes here surrounding basically every taboo you can think of, and every typical porno-storyline is covered…

If there ever was a list of unfilmable adaptions of anything I would say that Killer Condom is at the top. Ralf Königs comicbook is a hilarious send up of horror as well as a cute little love story between a cop with a giant penis and a rent boy. Half of the charm is Königs great drawing style and translating that into viable cinema is frankly impossible. I don't think they even tried because they knew. What we get on screen is a well acted but not that funny horror comedy with better sfx than I would have expected. Too bad they cut down one of the best parta of the comic, the heterosexual cop who has to undercover at a gay bar. A nice try though.

Bloody fantastic totally over the top absurdist Cinema but I think you'd have to be German to truly appreciate some of the twisted humour in this storyline. It's got every single gay sex and camp drama device known in gay cinema history, BDSM and nudity just as you'd expect, but there's more, A killer condom, yes it's really there, the special effects department had a ball with this one. Start your night with this then move on to Shortbus. What can I say.

What really sets this movie apart from it's usual horror movie is that the morality it espouses is the opposite of the usual horror movie conservative bent. Yes, gays and hookers are punished in the course of the movie, but those punishments are always seen as wrong. By the end, Killer Condom has a pro-gay, sex positive message in the form of a finale sermon. Not only that, it sets itself up against the Religious Right which had been given a voice by the Republicans since the 1980s. Truly, this is a movie that is intended to piss off the homophobes.

Sure, some of the jokes are well-worn, with a setup that recalls the satirical intentions of Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers.…

Funny, inclusive, sex-positive horror-comedy based on a comic-book by a queer German cartoonist Some excellent gags, lots of positive messaging, even a touching little love-story in the final seconds before the fade-out.

If there ever was a list of unfilmable adaptions of anything I would say that Killer Condom is at the top. Ralf Königs comicbook is a hilarious send up of horror as well as a cute little love story between a cop with a giant penis and a rent boy. Half of the charm is Königs great drawing style and translating that into viable cinema is frankly impossible. I don't think they even tried because they knew. What we get on screen is a well acted but not that funny horror comedy with better sfx than I would have expected. Too bad they cut down one of the best parta of the comic, the heterosexual cop who has to undercover at a gay bar. A nice try though.

A film that has a lot more to it than you would expect from something with the title killer condom. The main character is actually really well built up and you really get a sense of his history. I also liked how everyone in the film that was gay seemed the normal ones and the straight people seemed more on the fringes of society and more outcast. The grimy setting worked really well and the film had some great dialogue. It was a good 20 minutes too long though and if it could be cut down it would be something really special.

I saw Jorg Buttgereit's name in the credits, so I knew I was going to like this - it isn't impeccable cinema, and it's not anything beyond a decent comedy-horror exploitation flick, however the comments claiming that this fits into the 'so-bad-it's-good' or 'B-movie' categories are completely wrong due to certifiably great cinematography (post-war German filmmaking may be some of the best there is overall). If you're looking for an enjoyable way to spend a couple hours with some fascinating directorial choices and great framing, Killer Condom isn't going to feel like a waste of time.

There's also some great jokes here surrounding basically every taboo you can think of, and every typical porno-storyline is covered…